Cadillac 2013 Caddilac CTS Owner's Manual

Contents

Cadillac 2013 Caddilac CTS Owner's Manual Manual pdf 245 page image

Black plate (1,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 4/18/12Driving and Operating 9-1Driving andOperatingDriving InformationDistracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-7Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-9Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-10Starting and OperatingNew Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-14Ignition Positions (KeylessAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15Ignition Positions (KeyAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-19Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-21Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-23Parking (ManualTransmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23Parking over ThingsThat Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Engine ExhaustEngine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Automatic TransmissionAutomatic Transmission . . . . . 9-25Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27Manual TransmissionManual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-29Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31BrakesAntilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32Parking Brake (Manual) . . . . . . 9-33Parking Brake (Electric) . . . . . . 9-33Brake Assist(Except CTS-V) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36Ride Control SystemsTraction ControlSystem (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36StabiliTrak ® System . . . . . . . . . 9-37Competitive Driving Mode . . . 9-38Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . 9-38Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-39Cruise ControlCruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39Object Detection SystemsUltrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-42Side Blind ZoneAlert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43Rear VisionCamera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45